wrest
Take by struggle
To wrest is to pull or twist something away with force: He wrested the knife from the attacker's grip.
The word implies struggle and determined effort.
Figuratively, wrest extends to gaining control through persistent effort: wrest power from a dictator, wrest a confession from a suspect.
The word sounds like wrestle, and both share the sense of forceful struggle.
Seize abruptly
Tool for turning fasteners
- contortTwist unnaturally
- distortTwist from original form
- torqueRotational force measurement
- turnRotational movement
yank · jerk · strain · pull · tug · pivot · rotate · manipulate
Seize and fight closely
- tussleBrief physical struggle
- scuffleBrief disorderly struggle
- fightPhysical or verbal conflict
- battleArmed military engagement
contest · contend · strive · clash · combat · resistance · opposition · confrontation
grab
Seize abruptly
extract · pry · yank · tear · rip · pull · pluck · force · take · claim
wrench
Tool for turning fasteners
turn · yank · jerk · strain · pull · tug · pivot · rotate · manipulate · bend
grapple
Seize and fight closely
battle · contest · contend · strive · clash · combat · resistance · opposition · confrontation · conflict
pin
Pointed metal fastener
submission · lock · throw · grip · clinch · reversal · escape · armbar · chokehold · sweep
overpower
Defeat by superior force
triumph · overcome · defeat · vanquish · subjugate · control · master · suppress · domination · supremacy
wrestgive
To transfer possession
surrender · yield · relinquish · hand over · bestow
- wrestling ringRoped platform for grapplers
- arm wrestlingStrength contest using forearms
- amateur wrestlingUnpaid competitive grappling sport
- arm wrestlersCompetitors in grip contests
- arm wrestleClasp hands, force down
- pro wrestlingStaged athletic performance combat
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